1. Individual And The Collective Flashcards
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Metaphysical notions and concepts : Microcosm/ macrocosm Republican/ democracy for Whitman? Idealism? Freedom?
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Democracy: not simply political. Democracy in universal scale, much bigger.
Whitman wants university, mask, and identity for everyone. Idea of transcendence.
Very prominent in this century.
Whitman is a free and emancipated man. Privacy is also a type of freedom for him.
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a.How do you preserve individuality in collectivity?
B. What is individualism for the poet?
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A.The movement between the two is always fluent, going back and forth.
B. An utopian idea
